So we started talking to Ainsley about the baby coming. We say things like "There's a baby in Mommy's tummy!" Every time we say things like that Ainsley looks at "Mommy's" tummy and starts laughing hysterically and says "Mommy's so funny!" She thinks it's the most amusing thing she's heard. We can't help but laugh with her. Guess she'll find out some day.
I keep wondering how Ainsley will react to having this baby at home all of a sudden - a baby that will not go away. She sees babies all around at our Church and at the park or a friend's baby will be at our house during a visit. Ainsley will watch me holding a baby and she's fine with it but then the baby goes "away" and life is normal again. This baby coming in December is not going away... ever. This should prove interesting for Ainsley.
People say at this age Ainsley will adapt and forget quickly what life was like before the baby. But then there's just the daily routine that I know will be effected by the baby - the wake up routine, nap times, reading time, eating, snuggling, bedtime routing... all of this, every aspect, will be effected by the baby. How can that not effect Ainsley? What can I do to balance things and help her feel just as involved as she's ever been?
There's so much to think about. Part of me worries, another part of me feels like I need to let it go and know that I will have what has always worked for me - my mother's instinct.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Second Trimester - Yay!! (Week 16)
Today marks my 16th week. I'm pretty amazed that I'm here. So grateful and blessed. I am happy to report that the morning sickness has subsided. Once in a while I relive it but mostly it's gone. Hallelujah! Now I seem to have the hunger pains constantly so I'm trying to be careful eating lots of healthy snacks. I'll take it.
We had our nuchal transparency scan and test and thankfully it was negative so we're past a milestone that we have had issues with before. Based on the results the doctor didn't feel we needed to do the amniocentesis and I'm glad because I didn't plan on getting the test anyways. It was fun to have Ryan come for the test because it was the first time he got to see the baby and it was also the first time we heard the heartbeat and saw the baby on the ultrasound at the same time. Was a great moment; this is real!!
So, yeah, "this is real" ... gulp. I guess that's the feelings I've been dealing with. As the summer progresses - Ainsley's first summer on-the-move - I become more and more apprehensive about having a newborn and a toddler at the same time. I'm a little scarrrrred (think Oprah). Ainsley is a runner and she doesn't like to be stopped. I'm just not fast enough for her. I guess one of the blessings is we're having the baby in the Winter where Ainsley's a bit more enclosed (trapped!). Ha! Ha! We have started talking to Ainsley about it saying things like "there's a baby in mommy's tummy" but she completely is oblivious and that's okay. She'll figure it out soon enough.
Overall I've been feeling great! I'm walking about 2-3 miles 3-4 nights a week with a friend of mine and that's helpful. I'm pretty sure I am starting to feel a little of the weight of the uterus on my bladder and body in general. But it's nothing uncomfortable it's more so encouraging. The doctor says she can feel the uterus poking out a lot more. No one would know by looking at me that I'm pregnant though. I have two factors - I already have some padding in that area and I'm tall with a long torso. I didn't really show with Ainsley until 6-months. In fact, a lot of people didn't realize I was pregnant until she was almost here. I think this one will be a bit different because I'm starting to feel my pants are tighter so perhaps we'll be breaking out the maternity clothes earlier.
That's my update for now. We're plugging along here.
We had our nuchal transparency scan and test and thankfully it was negative so we're past a milestone that we have had issues with before. Based on the results the doctor didn't feel we needed to do the amniocentesis and I'm glad because I didn't plan on getting the test anyways. It was fun to have Ryan come for the test because it was the first time he got to see the baby and it was also the first time we heard the heartbeat and saw the baby on the ultrasound at the same time. Was a great moment; this is real!!
So, yeah, "this is real" ... gulp. I guess that's the feelings I've been dealing with. As the summer progresses - Ainsley's first summer on-the-move - I become more and more apprehensive about having a newborn and a toddler at the same time. I'm a little scarrrrred (think Oprah). Ainsley is a runner and she doesn't like to be stopped. I'm just not fast enough for her. I guess one of the blessings is we're having the baby in the Winter where Ainsley's a bit more enclosed (trapped!). Ha! Ha! We have started talking to Ainsley about it saying things like "there's a baby in mommy's tummy" but she completely is oblivious and that's okay. She'll figure it out soon enough.
Overall I've been feeling great! I'm walking about 2-3 miles 3-4 nights a week with a friend of mine and that's helpful. I'm pretty sure I am starting to feel a little of the weight of the uterus on my bladder and body in general. But it's nothing uncomfortable it's more so encouraging. The doctor says she can feel the uterus poking out a lot more. No one would know by looking at me that I'm pregnant though. I have two factors - I already have some padding in that area and I'm tall with a long torso. I didn't really show with Ainsley until 6-months. In fact, a lot of people didn't realize I was pregnant until she was almost here. I think this one will be a bit different because I'm starting to feel my pants are tighter so perhaps we'll be breaking out the maternity clothes earlier.
That's my update for now. We're plugging along here.
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